First of several posts on African American genealogy:
Digital Library on American Slavery
Large slaveholders of 1860 & African American Surname Matches from 1870
Illinois Slavery Era Insurance Policies registry
("Similar resources may be available from other states as well -- search for slave insurance registry along with a state name").
Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
Unknown No Longer- a database of Virginia Slave Names
AfriGeneas Slave Data
Source: thoughtco.com
Ancestry.com, which can be accessed at the library, also has collections of slave records.
also: freedomonthemove.org
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